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Dairy-free diet Popular diets Healthy meal subscriptions Best vegan protein powders. Home How to Guide The health benefits of plums. What are plums? Claim the offer. In the aisles of supermarkets, an unofficial five-a-day pictogram jungle is flourishing. No product sample is needed.
But these specifications were too stringent for the many products, from soups to pizzas, that include fruit and vegetables among other ingredients. The company to which the government outsourced the licensing of the official logo, NSF International , declines to say how many applications it receives, but shop shelves suggest the number is small. After all, who needs an official logo when you can simply devise your own?
Two years ago, Which? But today even Heinz Peppa Pig pasta shapes promise one of the daily five, in a "one of your five a day" badge that is the same distinctive shape as the Heinz logo — as if five a day is what Heinz really meanz. In many ways, the five-a-day campaign has become a victim of its own success. The message has outstripped the eating habits it was meant to change. For although most consumers fall short of the target, the message is known to all.
Unlike most government health campaigns, consumers understood it. But the message has made fruit and vegetables — especially prepared or processed fruit and vegetables — marketable. And by giving leeway to individual manufacturers and retailers, it has opened up space in which ambiguity and imprecision can flourish. I only fear that it's being exploited and manipulated, not so much devalued but misrepresented, so that it ultimately starts to confuse people, and they start to question the message.
People are confused by the mass of information out there now. The confusion arises the moment consumers start to read labels. Although these are meant to conform to the government's specification of 80g portion sizes, tremendous disparity prevails. At Waitrose , one kiwi is one of your five a day. There are discrepancies even within the same retailer.
The mathematics of this last one do not bear examination, as the entire pack weighs g and contains 17 tomatoes, making three tomatoes only half the requisite 80g. Tesco even sells own-label pitted prunes that promise "half of one of your five a day". Tomato puree advertises one of your five in just a teaspoon: tempting. Five-a-day labelling, in short, is all over the place.
How should we label it? Another seasonal British favourite is the delicious plum. Dried options are a great way to boost your intake and make a really easy snack throughout the day. Grapefruit is a bit of a love or hate it fruit. Crunchy peppers are a great veg to dunk into dips as a snack.
Stuffed pepper, anyone? Try this tasty roasted veg recipe…. More fruit and veg portion 5-a-day portion sizes 1 x orange, nectarine 2 x plums, satsumas, kiwi fruit 3 x apricots 5cm slice melon 4 x heaped tbsp cooked kale, spring greens, green beans 4 x heaped tbsp blueberries 1 x cup pomegranate seeds 3 x heaped tbsp carrots and peas 2 x heaped tbsp spinach 8 x Brussels sprouts. Amanda says the below all count…. Add them to your salads or blend them up to make homemade hummus. Alternatively cut up some carrots and enjoy guac as a dip.
For a bigger snack, try cutting up cucumber and celery too. Capsicums also taste great dunked in guacamole! Raisins: 1 heaped tablespoon — These dried grapes are great added to your morning porridge. Or you could combine with mixed nuts for a healthy afternoon snack. They also taste great in salads to add a sweet edge!
Amanda recommends adding puree to your pasta sauce or soups to get your portions up. Sweet potatoes are a sweeter alternative, which do count towards your 5 a day. Amanda explains that you can make them into wedges, sweet potato mash or even bake a whole potato to increase your veggie and fibre intake without compromising on taste! Page last reviewed: 18 September Next review due: 18 September Why 5 A Day? What counts? Fat: the facts Salt: the facts Sugar: the facts Top sources of added sugar What does calories look like?
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